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![University’s Karissa Shin, center, gets in front of Anjali Ghadi, right, to put up a shot in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
University’s Karissa Shin, center, gets in front of Anjali Ghadi, right, to put up a shot in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![Sanarya Salem of Woodbridge makes a move around University’s Karissa Shin, right, as she attempts a lay-up in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
Sanarya Salem of Woodbridge makes a move around University’s Karissa Shin, right, as she attempts a lay-up in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![Sanarya Salem, center, of Woodbridge loses control of the ball as she gets tangled up with Malia Goldsmith University in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
Sanarya Salem, center, of Woodbridge loses control of the ball as she gets tangled up with Malia Goldsmith University in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![University’s Malia Goldsmith, center, runs into Erika Magard, left, and Tessa Shimizu of Woodbridge in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
University’s Malia Goldsmith, center, runs into Erika Magard, left, and Tessa Shimizu of Woodbridge in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![University’s Neeyaz Cyrus, left, keeps Erika Magard of Woodbridge from putting up a shot in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
University’s Neeyaz Cyrus, left, keeps Erika Magard of Woodbridge from putting up a shot in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![University players cheer their team after scoring late in the fourth period to widen their lead against Woodbridge in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
University players cheer their team after scoring late in the fourth period to widen their lead against Woodbridge in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![Ashley Chandler of University is fouled by Erika Magard of Woodbridge in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
Ashley Chandler of University is fouled by Erika Magard of Woodbridge in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![Monique Meriwether, right, of University puts up a shot over Tiffany Nguyen of University in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
Monique Meriwether, right, of University puts up a shot over Tiffany Nguyen of University in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![Anjali Ghadi, left, of Woodbridge and Monique Meriwether of University fight for control of a loose ball in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
Anjali Ghadi, left, of Woodbridge and Monique Meriwether of University fight for control of a loose ball in Irvine on Thursday, January 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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University’s girls basketball team went into the season considered the favorite to win the Pacific Coast League and Thursday night, the Trojans showed why.
University rallied from a 23-15 halftime deficit to defeat Woodbridge 52-41 on Pack the Gym Night at University.
University (16-5, 4-0) turned it around in the third quarter, outscoring Woodbridge 14-1 to take a 29-14 lead before extending the margin to 10 points in the fourth quarter.
Woodbridge (12-8, 3-1) came into the game tied for first place with the Trojans.
“We came on in the third quarter,” said University Coach Nicole Bradshaw. “We finally started to play our basketball. For some reason in the first half, we just weren’t playing our basketball.
“We decided at halftime that enough was enough so we came out strong with our defense and really put it to them. They didn’t know what to do. One point is great.”
University (4-0) defeated Woodbridge 52-41 (3-1) in a big PCL girls basketball game tonight at Uni. Malia Goldsmith led the Trojans with 18 points. Here’s a highlight: a 3 by Goldsmith then a defensive stop by the Trojans. Tiffany Nguyen had 15 points and 5 ‘3 for Woodbridge. pic.twitter.com/i17LzeV686
— Tim Burt (@TimBurtIrvine) January 19, 2018
Malia Goldsmith scored 18 points and Ashley Chandler 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Trojans. Karissa Shin had 8 points and 11 rebounds and Claire Kawata 6 points for University.
“It’s a huge win, it’s a big win in general for us,” Bradshaw said.
Woodbridge welcomed back Anjali Ghadi, who transferred to Fairmont Prep then back to Woodbridge following knee surgery after last season. Ghadi came off the bench to score 8 points.
Tiffany Nguyen scored 15 points and made 5 3-pointers to lead the Warriors. Erika Maggard added 9 points for Woodbridge.
“I was real happy in the first half; we played well and stuck to the game plan,” said Woodbridge Coach Keith Clarkson. “Our game plan coming in was to take the transition points and we did a great job and shot the ball real well.
“This was Anjali’s first real game back. She got a couple minutes on Tuesday. We talked last week about putting together a full game, four quarters in a row. We realize with a team like Uni, we can’t take a quarter off.
“I’m happy that we played to the end and played hard. We have to take care of business the rest of the league and we have them at our place last game of league. We’re excited about that.”
Clarkson’s message to his players was simple:
“Put it in your memory banks, forget about it. We got to win five more first and when time comes, remember this game and remember what they did to us at their place. We have to stick to the game plan one game at a time.”